It's the hope that kills you...
Another MNS movie is released and again you begin to hope...is this the one? The one that restores your faith in him?
Well, in this case the answer is no. Absolutely not.
The warning signs are immediately apparent as the opening scene of the main family is unnatural, stilted and annoying. Sadly it doesn't get any better.
It's hard to describe, but it's almost as if MNS has never heard two humans talk to each other. I lost count of the number of times I rolled my eyes and frustratedly sighed "Nobody talks like that!", but by the end I just laughed out loud at the nonsense spilling from the actors mouths.
Any plot would be seriously undermined by such terrible dialogue and one as chock-full of holes as this one stood no chance at all. Inconsistent application of the aging process makes it almost impossible to figure out what's happening, while characters react to events in the most bizarre ways. Again, has MNS ever actually seen humans and how they behave?
I feel like the movie wanted to say something wise about aging but the weight of the terrible dialogue and unrealistic characters makes that impossible. Instead it ends up saying nothing. Zero. Nada. Ziltch.
Don't be fooled by the higher ratings, this really is a bad film in pretty much every respect.
Well, in this case the answer is no. Absolutely not.
The warning signs are immediately apparent as the opening scene of the main family is unnatural, stilted and annoying. Sadly it doesn't get any better.
It's hard to describe, but it's almost as if MNS has never heard two humans talk to each other. I lost count of the number of times I rolled my eyes and frustratedly sighed "Nobody talks like that!", but by the end I just laughed out loud at the nonsense spilling from the actors mouths.
Any plot would be seriously undermined by such terrible dialogue and one as chock-full of holes as this one stood no chance at all. Inconsistent application of the aging process makes it almost impossible to figure out what's happening, while characters react to events in the most bizarre ways. Again, has MNS ever actually seen humans and how they behave?
I feel like the movie wanted to say something wise about aging but the weight of the terrible dialogue and unrealistic characters makes that impossible. Instead it ends up saying nothing. Zero. Nada. Ziltch.
Don't be fooled by the higher ratings, this really is a bad film in pretty much every respect.
- therealdaklone
- Sep 16, 2021